[HTML][HTML] Exploring the role of body mass index-adjusted calf circumference within the SARC-CalF screening tool among older patients with cancer

MK do Nascimento, JP da Costa Pereira… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to assess and compare the frequency of positive scores using
unadjusted SARC-CalF with the scores derived from SARC-CalF after adjusting calf …

[HTML][HTML] SARC-CalF-assessed risk of sarcopenia and associated factors in cancer patients

VF de Souza, TSC Ribeiro… - … : Organo oficial de la …, 2020 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Objetivo: identificar el riesgo de sarcopenia por el SARC-CalF y los factores asociados en
pacientes con cáncer del tracto gastrointestinal (TGI) y las glándulas anexas. Métodos …

Association of SARC-F and dissociation of SARC-F+ calf circumference with comorbidities in older hospitalized cancer patients

LG Mainardi, TC Borges, TLN Gomes, C Pichard… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Strength, Assistance for walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls
(SARC-F) score is a tool recommended for screening the risk of sarcopenia in older patients …

Calf circumference refines sarcopenia in correlating with mortality risk

SE Wu, WL Chen - Age and Ageing, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Recommendations in current guidelines on the use of calf circumference (CC)
as a diagnostic measure in sarcopenia is conflicting. In this study, we incorporated CC into …

Comparing SARC-F with SARC-CalF for screening sarcopenia in advanced cancer patients

X Fu, Z Tian, S Thapa, H Sun, S Wen, H Xiong, S Yu - Clinical Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & aims Sarcopenia is a commonly prevalent malnutrition condition and serves
as a valuable adverse prognostic indicator for survival in patients with cancer. A rapid and …

Low calf circumference is an independent predictor of mortality in cancer patients: a prospective cohort study

IM Sousa, RM Bielemann, MC Gonzalez… - Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Loss of muscle mass is associated with worse outcomes in patients with cancer.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of calf circumference (CC) …

Predictive accuracy of calf circumference measurements to detect decreased skeletal muscle mass and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism …

K Maeda, T Koga, T Nasu, M Takaki… - Annals of Nutrition and …, 2017 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: The ability to readily diagnose sarcopenia and malnutrition in a
clinical setting is essential. This study is aimed at clarifying the calf circumference (CC) cut …

Cut‐offs for calf circumference as a screening tool for low muscle mass: WASEDA'S Health Study

R Kawakami, M Miyachi, SS Sawada… - Geriatrics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To re‐evaluate the suitability of calf circumference as a surrogate marker of low muscle
mass measured by both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual‐energy X‐ray …

SARC‐CalF tool has no significant prognostic value in hospitalized patients: A prospective cohort study

FW Rodrigues, CF Burgel, JE Brito… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Screening of sarcopenia is proposed to identify patients who require the
diagnosis of this condition. One of the proposed screening tools is Strength, Assistance with …

Agreement between muscle mass assessments by computed tomography and calf circumference in patients with cancer: A cross-sectional study

IM Sousa, MC Gonzalez, RM Bielemann… - Clinical Nutrition …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & aims Cancer influences body composition, including a loss of muscle mass
(MM), associated with worse outcomes. The study aimed to evaluate the agreement …